David McFarlane

Although I did not post often on the old BNBB, I always enjoyed the dialogue. I am not much of a hardbop fan ; however, I have faithfully purchased all of the RVG reissues. I didn't own very many of the previous issues, and the U.S. RVG program provided an opportunity to build quite a collection of different jazz artists. I actually prefer earlier jazz (Armstrong, Basie, Teagarden, and the 40s big band era). The Album of the week concept sounded great and prompted me to give Byrd in Hand a second listen. I found this CD quite enjoyable; my favorite numbers are Bronze Dance and Here I Am. I found Pepper Adams playing intriguing (I played Alto Sax for a number of years in high school and college). He can really muscle the baritone and presents quite a contrast to Byrd's trumpet playing. The experience has me looking at the Mosaic box set as a future purchase.